ELD or Me to host Joe Arpaio at event
In a further bid to get Donald Trump’s attention to anti-ELD mandate sentiment, the ELD or Me group and its still-under-construction TruckerNation.org website and grassroots org will host U.S. Senate candidate Joe Arpaio, recently pardoned after being …
WisDOT Ponders Using I-94 Shoulders for Autonomous Trucks
Should freeway shoulders be set aside to run autonomous trucks? Wisconsin’s Department of Transportation is considering doing exactly that along a portion of Interstate 94 to support the carrying of machinery to a new factory south of Milwaukee. Tom Berg has more in the Trailer Talk blog. (Because autonomous trucks do pull trailers…)
Alaska’s Dalton Highway quietest and most scenic in U.S.
TORONTO, Ont. – Looking for the road less traveled? If busy, congested highways are a thorn in your side, Geotab has the tool for you. Using data from the U.S. Highway Performance Monitoring System and the Annual Average Daily Traffic…
Europe trucking walks rising demand-driver shortage tightrope
Robust economic growth is making a longstanding driver shortage in Europe more painful for shippers. Photo credit: Shutterstock.com.
European trucking is on a roll, with freight rates at a decade high and set to climb higher in the coming mo…
Hyliion HE drive axle wins Technical Achievement Award
ATLANTA, Ga. — A powered auxiliary axle for road tractors from Hyliion, a recent start-up company, won the 2018 Jim Winsor Memorial Technical Achievement Award, the awards committee has announced. Called 6x4HE, the fuel-saving electric drive-axle…
Truckload of produce burns on I-295 in Florida
Driver uninjured
FTR boosts truck, trailer demand outlook
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – Industry forecaster FTR is significantly increasing its outlook for Class 8 and commercial trailer shipments. It is now pegging North American Class 8 factory shipments for 2018 at 330,000 units, and commercial trailers at 334,400 u…
Truck driver the hero of two novels by James Anderson
Good-hearted (mostly) local driver
IWLA’s Convention and Expo
Free rock painting hosted in MATS truck parking lot
Whether you’re just looking for a way to entertain your kids or you’re seeking a creative outlet, you can find that at the free rock painting tent at the Mid-America Trucking Show. Melanie Walker, who rides along with her driver fiancé, Sco…